Since October, a wave of anti-government protests has swept across Iraq. The protesters represent a cross-section of society and, unusually for a traditionally patriarchal country, women have taken a leading role. Their prominence is celebrated in murals which have sprung up across the capital, Baghdad. Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, epicentre of …
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Angry Michy blasts both Ibrah One and Shatta Wale for mentioning her name in their feud
Michy has joined the beef between Shatta Wale and Ibrah One in a bid to caution the two to desist from mentioning her name in their petty squabbles. In a post sighted by zionfelix.net, she expressed her total displeasure that the two grown men have decided to behave like small …
Read More »‘I slept with your wife’ – Ibrah and Shatta throw fresh shots at each other
Looks like the ‘beef’ between Shatta Wale and Ibrah One keeps getting worse by the day. It all started when an ex of Ibrah one and a blogger dropped Ibrah’s naked pictures after the latter refused to pay a sum of $20,000 to the former in blackmail. The nudes got …
Read More »GRIDCO workers suspend strike
Employees of Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO) yesterday suspended the sit down strike they embarked upon on Wednesday to demand for debts owed the company by Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and other state companies. A press statement released yesterday said following a joint standing committee meeting of the management …
Read More »South Africa tightens tourist safety strategy
Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has announced that R40 million has been ring-fenced to improve safety, especially for tourists visiting SA. The funds have been reprioritised from the Tourism Marketing South Africa (TOMSA) levy, which is meant for tourism services in South Africa. Addressing media in Tshwane on Thursday, Kubayi-Ngubane said …
Read More »Christmas lights can trigger fire outbreaks – Fire Service warns
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has warned that the blinking treaded lights heavily used during Christmas, otherwise referred to as Christmas lights, must be kept away from combustible materials to prevent fire outbreaks. It explained that when the electric-powered Christmas lights came into direct contact with combustible materials such …
Read More »Albania earthquake: Arrests over deaths in collapsed buildings
Nine people have been arrested in Albania on suspicion of murder and abuse of power over the collapse of buildings in last month’s earthquake. Two of those arrested on murder charges owned hotels that collapsed in the city of Durres, one of the areas worst hit. Both hotels had been …
Read More »Govt absorbs WASSCE fees for first batch of free SHS students
Government says it has absorbed the registration fees and cost of practical for students in public senior high schools who will sit for next year’s West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). These candidates are the first batch of the free SHS education introduced by President Nana Akufo-Addo in September …
Read More »Minority to boycott vetting of Chief Justice nominee
The Minority in Parliament has served notice to boycott the vetting of the Chief Justice nominee, Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah. Justice Anin-Yeboah if approved by Parliament will succeed outgoing Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo who retires on December 20, 2019. The Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament and First Deputy Speaker …
Read More »Minority to boycott vetting of Chief Justice nominee
The Minority in Parliament has served notice to boycott the vetting of the Chief Justice nominee, Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah. Justice Anin-Yeboah if approved by Parliament will succeed outgoing Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo who retires on December 20, 2019. The Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament and First Deputy Speaker …
Read More »6-year-old girl allegedly killed for rituals at Adiembra
A 6-year-old schoolgirl has allegedly been kidnapped and killed for rituals at Adiembra near Dompim in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region, MyNewsGh.com reports According to the police, father of the deceased claimed he went to farm leaving his three children at home. Later in the day, one of …
Read More »N/R: Man arrested for raping pregnant woman in the bush
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a pregnant woman at Tijo in the Mion District of the Northern Region. Lukeman Sanche, according to the Northern Regional Police Command, forcibly had sex with the victim in a bush on December 9 while she was taking domestic animals for grazing. …
Read More »SAD VIDEO: MMT bus driver’s brakes fail whilst descending Aburi Mountain
Scores of people suffered various injuries at the Ayi Mensah toll booth area in Greater Accra on Saturday afternoon, when the brakes of a Metro Mass Transit (MMT) bus traveling from Aburi towards Accra failed and rammed into several vehicles. The accident happened around 3 pm. The MMT bus as …
Read More »Charlotte Osei’s dismissal: Gordon Asare Bediako reveals how it was planned by NPP
It has emerged that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) together with some people at the Presidency planned the removal of the three electoral commissioners over a year ago. This was contained in an alleged audio conversation available to US-based Ghanaian Journalist, Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor and cited online by …
Read More »PHOTOS+VIDEO: Woman CAUGHT Nak3d with a spiritualist looking for MARRIAGE
A surprising trend that has been sighted in most religious settings in Africa has it that most females who are of age and not yet married have started doing anything possible to find their soul mates. If you go to churches, you’ll find girls with the pictures of their boyfriends, …
Read More »Police officer arrested for shooting driver’s mate
The Western Regional Police Command has arrested Lance Corporal Frank Amoako for allegedly shooting a driver’s mate at Kojokrom. According to a police source, the officer was on duty at the Ketan police barrier and about 3:15 am on Friday, December 13, 2019, and the driver’s mate identified as John …
Read More »Richard Commey loses IBF title to Teofimo Lopez by TKO
Teofimo Lopez came in the favorite as a challenger tonight, and he showed why, as he stopped Richard Commey in the second round to win the IBF lightweight title at Madison Square Garden. The 22-year-old Lopez (15-0, 12 KO) absolutely drilled Commey (29-3, 26 KO) with a right hand as …
Read More »GFA rewards Beach Soccer officials for years of commitment
Read the profiles of the three dedicated officials from the Ghana Beach soccer Association appointed by the Ghana Football Association to serve on the Beach soccer committee headed by the President of the Association Mr. Yaw Ampofo Ankrah PROFILES NANA POKU AMANKWAH A TV and Radio Producer by profession, Nana …
Read More »Bright Addae dedicates goal to Afro-Arab Group Chairman
Former U-20 world cup winner Bright Addae has dedicated his first goal for juve Stabia in their match against chievo Verona Chairman of the Afro-Arab group of companies Alhaji Salamu Amadu. Addae in an interview after the match said “We thank God for this win and I dedicated the goal …
Read More »Ya-Naa Abukari Mahama wants Council of State scrapped
The Overlord of Dagbon Traditional Area, Ya-Naa Abubakari Mahama ll, has proposed the establishment of an upper chamber to replace the Council of State. He stated that the chamber should be made up of eminent chiefs and distinguished Ghanaians with the power to consider certain bills before they are sent …
Read More »New Zealand volcano: Death toll rises to 16 as two remain missing
A person who was being treated in hospital after the eruption of New Zealand’s White Island volcano has died, bringing the official death toll to 16, police say. The victim, who has not been identified, died in Australia after being repatriated for treatment. About 20 people remain in intensive care …
Read More »Police officer arrested for shooting driver’s mate
The Western Regional Police Command has arrested Lance Corporal Frank Amoako for allegedly shooting a driver’s mate at Kojokrom. According to a police source, the officer was on duty at the Ketan police barrier and about 3:15 am on Friday, December 13, 2019, the driver’s mate identified as John Essandoh …
Read More »SHS teacher allegedly slaps student for waving at Agona East MP
A teacher at the Agona Namanwura Senior High School in the Central Region has allegedly slapped a student for waving at the Member of Parliament for Agona East, Maame Pokuah Sawyer. The MP who was on tour of the school to wish the students the best of luck in their …
Read More »John Paintsil chased away from Wa All Stars training grounds by ‘macho men’
Wa All Stars want-away head coach John Paintsil has expressed his disappointment in his technical team following their refusal to back him in his trying moments. John Paintsil was forcefully driven away from the Wa All Stars training ground by one Frederick Agbenyo accompanied by a “macho” man earlier this …
Read More »Sarkodie officially starts ‘Year of Return’ dance challenge
Sarkodie recently took Ghana and the world back to the Azonto days after he dropped his “Year Of Return” tune which features Coded of 4×4 fame. The track which is currently in the front seat of songs battling it out as Christmas bangers, are about to get noisier on the …
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